The Sun. — London, England, 1838-04-18 00:00:00

WITH WHICH " THE TRUE SUN" IS NOW INCORPORATED. LONDON : WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 18, 1838. Lord DURHAM leaves town on Saturday, we un. derstand, to embark for Canada. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT having been sent down by the Tories to Leeds " with instructions to play the the fool" —to quote his own phrase as applied to Lord G OSFORD—acquitted himself on Easter-Mouday with a zeal and success that might have excited the envy of the expertest Merry-Andrew that ever wore a cap and bells. We defy any one to read the Hon. Baronet's speech, and not see how fortunate the Tories have been in their selection, and how completely their missionary has fulfilled, nay, surpassed, their ex pectations. In his remarks on the Church of England, in particular, he was most felicitous in his foolishness. " That Church," said he, " was essentially the Church of the people, and its wealth, the wealth of the people I" We should' like to h ear t h e Bi s h op of LONDON ' S opinions on, this assertion—he who is such a stickler for ecele-.1 siastical revenues, and denies the right of Parliament to interfere with them, even in the slightest degree. Not less fortunate was Sir FRANCIS in his cursory remarks upon " rats" —_a theme in which he is pro- Soundly versed, and which comes from him with pe. Illinaliar grace and propriety. But the crowning glory of his speech was his allusion to the good old time of Boroughmongering, which he actually had the as surance to regret—not directly, it is true, but in manner that no one could misunderstand. No when it is borne in mind that this " faded old beau" spent the best portion of his life in denouncing the Boroughmongering system ; that it was the one only idea which his very stinted intellect was capable of grasping ; that he wrote against it—spoke against it— and made h his darling hobby—his pet grievance— for upwards of thirty years—it is impossible to draw any other inference than that the Hon. Baronet's reason has at length fairly taken flight —gone, it may be, to keep company with his Radicalism. Thus thinking, we cannot find it in our hearts to abuse the silly, va cillating old man, though when we find him attempting to crack dull jokes against Mr. BAINES, of Leeds, we feel strongly tempted to exclaim in the words o SHAKSPEARE-- " Fall to thy knees, old man ; how ill grey hairs Become a fool and jester." Sir GEORGE SINCLAIR fell into fits of the most elaborate ecstacy, while bethinking him of the multi farious talents and virtues of the member for North Wilts. According to him, never did such a states- man appear on the political stage. The star of CHAT HAM paled before him ; and even the blazing sun of PITT dwindled to a rush-light. He was " the most unflinching, the most chivalrous, the most disinter ested, patriot of the age," resembling, a Field-marshal, while he himself (Sir G. SINCL A IR) acted as his sub altern. This comparison is certainly happy, but it is our good fortune to know of a much happier one. In the im mortal tragedy of Tom Thumb, it may be remembered that Noodle makes a most enthusiastic speech in praise of Doodle, to which the latter replies by an oratorical burst which, to use a scriptural term, " passeth all human understanding." Now, when we read the speeches of the two Baronets, Sir GEORGE and Sir FRANCIS—twin stars, the Castor and Pollux of the political horizon—we are, in spite of ourselves, forced upon the recollection of Noodle and Doodle, to whom we think they may far more appropriately be compared, than to a Field-Marshal and a subaltern. We copy a paragraph from the Manchester Guar dian relative to the want of concert between the Directors of the London and Birmingham and of the Grand Junction line of Railways, by which the public suffers great inconvenience, to enforce its recom mendations. The least which these Directors can do for the privileges conferred on them is to study and promote the public advantage, which in this case at least is coincident with their own. It cannot be for their benefit to drive passengers to seek other means of conveyance, by detaining them three hours at Bir mingham before a train is ready to start for Man chester, and it causes much injury to the passengers to be detained. We hope that the additional publicity which we give to the just complaints of the Guardian will cause the evil to be remedied. It appears by some statements, both in the London and country newspapers, that there are at present very nearly two thousand provincial posts in the empire which carry letters between large towns, some of them going the distance of thirty miles for one penny per l e tt e r. It is proved that these posts yield a consider able profit to the revenue, and it is therefore appro priately asked why a similar convenience should be de nied to the metropolis, and why we must pay twopence and threepence for the service which at Birmingham and Manchester is performed for one penny ? It is added, that up to 1800 the post of the metropolis was also a penny post, and as we are indebted to the Tories for making it twopence and threepence, the Whigs, by reducing this tax to its old sum, would contrast adran st*spilittlith the Tories. There can be no doubt of 1 Y• 47 ~ , ':-• ' 1 1. -"-1-' g , • .46, 4 *,-":•:_ 4 , !L.:4 HUGH WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE TOMORROW. Kerning 36 minutes after 9 I Evening. TITHE COURT JOURNAL GAZETTE of the FASHIONABLE WORLD.—This highly popular end established journal stands unrivalled in public favor as a record of Manners, Literature, Art, and Fashion, possessing exclusive icources of information and interest. Independently of original papers by the most celebrated writers, it e , ,mtains a complete mis cellany of all matters connected with the polite world. Published every Saturday morning, and supplied ty all Booksellers and News men, Postage free. W. Thomas, Publisher, 19, Catherine -street, Strand. T HE COURT GAZETTE, and FASHION ABLE GUIDE, Published by authority, No. 11., continues on SALE, with Stampfti Supplement, gratis. Advertisements mwit be sent by Friday. Offices, 162, Pie c illy ; and 22, Catherine-street, Strand.—_ Price 6d„ not Bd.. IFEIRF, AT LAW, AND NEXT OF KIN._ Uprr ards of S even H undred ADVERTISEMENTS, which have appenred in the Daily Papers within the last Twenty Years, will be RE- PUBLISHED in the su cce . s i ve N um b ers o f t h e 'WEELY TRUE SUN, b eg i nn i ng the 29th of April. The WEEKLY TRUE SUN is a Large Quarto Paper of Forty Columns, Price 5d., conducted by D. W. HARVEY, Esq., M. P., to whom communications may be addressed, at 366, Strand. Order s w ill b e executed by all Postmasters and Newsmen in the 'United Kingdom. T HE COURT GAZETTE and the POST MASTER-GENERAL—Th e Proprietor of the COURT GAZETTE begs to apprise the Country Readers that the charge of Postag e on th at paper was illegal, and that he has commenced proceedings against the Postmaster -General for stopping the cir culation of that Newspaper, contrary to law ; and Newsmen are requested particularly to ascertain how many of their Correspon dents have been subject to that nefarious impost, or been deprived of their papers. The number stopped by the Post-Office has been reported, and may be had at 162, Piccadilly, and 22, Catherine -street, Strand. STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH MADEIRA. SHE Steam Ship, WILIAM FAWCETT, is now on her passage to Gibraltar, and will ply between that Port and Madeira for two or three trips. Parties wishing to visit that picturesque Island, may proceed to Gibraltar by the Peninsular Mail Steamers from London or Fal mouth, and return by the same via Gibraltar, Cadiz, Lisbon, and Vigo. For further particulars apply at the Peninsular Steam Navigation Offices, 51, St. Mary-Axe, London. WILLCOX and ANDER)N, Managers. The publication of Tun SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this day at 30 minutes past Three o' Clock. -;',';',. ''',. ' 2;1:4: v_ l 4 . . . 0 0 . - '_,• - • , -.' - •' • . • . (7,/he thie justice of giving to the inhabitants of the metro polis the advantages cnj dyed by other towns ; nor can there be any doubt that a penny post here would be as profitable as penny posts in the country. The writer of two letters in the Times, who has ably stated the question, adds the following striking remarks on the justice of making the rate of postage uniform all over the kingdom : " What are the elements of the cost of postage ? I. Ge neral superintendence. 2. Depot for receiving and issuing letters. 3. Delivery of letters by the postman. 4. Sorting, arranging, and despatching. 5. The carriage. 6. The tax. All letters, whether going a mile or 500 miles distant, are subject to these six operations. The fifty element, the car riage, is dear or cheap, not according to the distance, but the number of letters conveyed. The cost of the carriage of the post by the mail to Brighton (55 miles) is about 12s. one journey. Suppose 12 letters are sent one journey, say on the 20th of April, the cost of carriage is then Is. each letter. Suppose 1,000 letters are sent another journey, say on the 21st of April, the cost is then about half a farthing. The cost of the post to Edinburgh (400 miles) is 5/. Suppose on the 20th of April the number of letters was 1,500, the cost of carriage would be about id. each letter ? Suppose on the 21st tho Number was only 200, the cost would then be 6d. each letter. The carriage of a letter to Edinburgh (400 miles) on both occa sions, would be cheaper than to Brighton (55 miles). I beg you to bear in mind, that I have here placed all the expenses of the mail on the chargeable letters, though the mail carries newspapers, franks, Parliamentary papers, and stamps, which on an average weigh at least ten times the amount of the chargeable letters. The fact is, that in postage, as in other matters, the carriage is the most insignificant part of the cost. The Penny Magazine is delivered for its penny at Dublin, at Penzance, at Margate, at Thurso, and in London. How much of the penny is absorbed by carriage? No much, surely, seeing that the publisher will not sell the Magazine for less than id., and the other farthing must pay for the carriage, as well as the profit of the retailer. " In 1765 a letter carried by the post 15 miles cost Id. ; above 15 and under 30, 2d. ; above 30 and under 80, 3d. ; above 80 to any distance, 4d. Is not an approach to unifor mity, therefore, sanctioned by antiquity ? In 1765 the carriage of a letter 70 miles distant perhaps cost more than 15. But the means of locomotion having improved, in 1838 the diffe rence becomes almost incalculable, and is dependent on other circumstances." We understand that Lord BROUGHAM has left Paris, and gone for a few days to his house at Cannes, on the Italian frontier. His Lordship is expected in London about the Ist or 2d of May. It will be seen by our Dublin letter that, on Mon day last, Mr. O ' CONNELL addressed a crowded meet ing at the Corn Exchange, upon the subject of the Registration. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman concluded his speech (to which we beg to refer our readers) by moving for the appointment of a Committee to take into consideration a proposal to establish a Central Board of Registration, in order to superintend the registries throughout Ireland. He also stated that he intended to move, during this week, fora quo warranto in the Queen's Bench against the Corporation of Dublin, for manufacturing fictitious freemen. If his plan succeeded the register would go on well. A subscription, to which he himself and his three sons would contribute, should be entered into with promp. titude and liberality, in order to prosecute his plan with vigour and effect. The Honourable and Learned Gentleman also intimated that, at an ad journed meeting of his constituents, he should pro pose that simultaneous meetings be held, on a given day, in every county, city, and town in Ireland, to peti tion for Corporate Reform. Mr. O'CoNNELL, it will be seen, reiterated his complaint, that between Eng land and Ireland there was still no real Union, and that to a mere parchment Union he never had been, and never would be, a consenting party. Since the suppression of the insurrection in Canada, it has become every day more evident that the great difficulty which this country will have to encounter in that quarter springs, not from the discontent of the Canadians, but from the encroaching and lawless con duct of the citizens of the United States. We have heard that the British subjects engaged in trade along the frontier entertain serious apprehensions as to the results of the constant collisions between the British forces and the banditti that infest the boundary from Lake Huron to New Brunswick, and that they are placing their commercial relations on a footing so as to be prepared for the worst. Should such unfortu nately be the result, England will have justice on her side. The aggression commenced with the Ameri cans—at first under the pretence of assisting the French Canadians, and is now carried on without any pretence at all, but with the almost avowed intention of plunder and conquest. We do not impute this state of affairs to the Central Government, any more than the invasion of the Texas. The Central Govern ment disavows the one as well as the other ; but what signifies such disavowal, while the one district is actually occupied by armed citizens of the United States, and the peaceful inhabitants of the other are constantly exposed to their attacks, and must either submit to be plundered or be constantly under arms, and in a condition more harassing than even actual warfare ? It is evident this unequal and unjust state of affairs cannot last. If the central Government can not prevent those who ought to be under their controul from attacking, without any cause or even pretence, their neighbours, what absurdity, to complain of these neighbours for violating the Sovereignty of the United States? If the laws of the country are insufficient to punish robbers and murderers, are such characters to escape with impunity, and are the sufferers or their relatives to be prevented from taking vengeance, on whatever side of the frontier they may i come up with them ? The British authorities may, for a time, sup press retaliation ; but unless they can also obtain satis faction, they will be borne down by the enraged and unanimous feelings of the Canadians against these unjust aggressions. Such feelings are already loudly expressed at' Montreal and Quebec. Many of the letters received by the last packet depict, in the strongest language, the excitement which prevails among the British Canadians, and hold out no pros pect of a continuation of peace, unless an immediate and material change take place on the part of the Executive of the United States. Such a state of affairs is greatly to deplored, but it can be regarded only as a calamity which we could not prevent. We wish we were well rid of the Canadas ; but we are sure no true Englishman, Scotchman, or Irishman would wish to get rid of them, except on conditions that are honourable, and alike beneficial to the Colonies and the Mother -country. That we should lose them, as the Texas has been lost to Mexico, from an invasion commenced by a lawless banditti on our countrymen, and from want of support on the part of England, no man who has a spark of generosity or patriotism can anticipate. We have this morning received papers from Bombay to the 27th February ; and from Calcutta to the 17th, via Marseilles,—coming to Suez by the Atalanta steamer. We regret to state that a second war with the Burmese now appears to be inevitable. The Bombay Courier of the 27th, upon this unfortunate subject says— Letters have been received in Madras, from Moulmein of the 28th ultimo. The insulting conduct of the Burmes e on the fronti ers strengt h ens t h e probability of a speedy open rupture. A short time past some men came down t o t h e v ill age of Darrah, situated within our limits, and mu r d ere d t h e h ea d man. The intelligence now received states that Dr. Richardson was sent to Beling, a large fortified town about forty miles from Moulmein, by the the Commissioner, to demand the surrender of the people who had committed the murder. The head man of Beling re ceived Dr. Richardson in an insolent manner, telling him he knew nothing about it ; that he, Dr. Richard son, might point out the man ; he refused to allow him to go into the country ; and finally Dr. R. was forced to return without getting the least satisfaction, or being assisted in the slightest degree to discover the assassins." It was the shooting of a Mug boatman in the Teck Narff River, in 1824, wbich led to that most disastrous and ruinous war; and which cost the East India Company twelve millions and half sterling. We take from a Calcutta paper, the Hurkaru, of TH 14: SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1838. the 20th of January, the following article, connected with the conduct of the Government of India towards the 11th Dragoons, now on their passage home, which is deserving of the immediate attention of the Horse Guards : " A semaphore despatch was received in town on Friday, announcing that neither blankets nor hammocks had been put on board the Thomas, by Government, for the use of the men of her Majesty's 11th Light Dragoons, and enquiring to be informed whether the ship is to wait until these arc sent down. We confess we arc somewhat anxious as to the reply which may be returned, and whether Government, in addition to other discomforts heaped upon the men, intend to send them to sea without the necessary supplies, and in defiance of the regulations of the service, which insist that her Majesty's troops when embarked shall not be allowed to sleep on the boards. It is possible the Major-General commanding the Presidency division, will say ' These troops have been cm. harked in a most military manner,' or that the Secretary to the Government will disclaim all interference between the Commander-in- Chief and the Queen's troops ;' but how either party can free themselves from blame is to us an enigma, for the one master should know that the hammocks and blankets never were supplied ; the other that they were not embarked. The question now is—will Govern ment pay demurrage for the ship and provisioning the men during the detention, or will they force the soldiers to a sea voyage, without the necessaries which they are entitled to from Government ? Of course, if the latter, the whole affair, and the treatment of the 11th Light Dragoons, will be much canvassed in England ; and we suspect the Horse- Guards will require some very satisfactory reasons from its own officers—from the Commander-in-Chief, the General commanding the Presidency division, the Inspector of Hospi tals, and Brigade-Major of the Queen's troops—for such a disobecrence of orders at the sending 200 men to sea without beds or bedding—that is to say, if Government can, in defiance of the knowledge that the bedding is not on board, order the vessel to proceed on her voyage, or, more properly speaking, should they withhold the order for her detention. The mat ter is now public, and Government cannot, at all events, plead ignorance of the matter." Passengers arrived at Suez, per the Atalanta, from Bom bay, Feb. 28, 1838 :—Mr. and Mrs. Henderson ; Mr. S e th Sam, merchant ; John Scott, Esq. ; Mrs. Willoughby ; Major and Mrs. Warren ; Mr. Rush ; Hon. W. L. Melvin ; S. p. Woodcock, Esq. ; Captain C. Bider; N. Morgan, Es q . ; T. R. Richmond, Esq. ; Major P. Johnston ; Colonel G. A. Litchfield • M. C. Allen, Esq. ; Ch ar l es C. C raw f or d , Esq. ; Captain Deedes and Lieutenant Stowell, her Majesty's 17th Regiment; Cornet E. C. Stewart, Light Cavalry; Lieut. T. Molle, Bombay European Regiment ; Lieut. Boulderson, Native Infantry. Bombay Exchange on London, on the 24th of February, Is. 10d. ; Freights to ditto, 4/. 10s. to 41. 15s. Advices from Berlin of the 11th instant, represent the state of Posen as extremely critical. The mili tary stationed there, had received orders to be ready to act at any moment. In some places the people had expelled the parish Priests for refusing to celebrate mixed marriages, agreeably to the pastoral instructions of the Archbishop ; while in others, the Clergy who sided with the Government, were in danger of being stoned to death. Dr. ULRICH is to succeed M. BUNSEN, as the Agent of Prussia at the Court of Rome, the latter having failed to please any party, notwithstanding the ample powers with which he was vested. To increase the irritation on all sides, Bavaria has taken the part of Rome, and on several occasions lately has shown a total disregard to the jealous susceptibility of the Cabinet of Berlin. Add to these annoyances, that all the Liberal Prus sians resent as a studied insult levelled at them, the menacing letter addressed by the Minister of the Interior to the citizens of Elbing, who signed the congratulatory Address to their townsman, Professor ALBRECHT, one of the seven victims of Hanoverian despotism ; and what other conclusion can we arrive at, but that Prussia has need of all her wisdom to extricate herself with honour, out of so many difficulties ? 'he Paris Journals of Monday have all been re ceived, but their contents are not more important than those of the day preceding. It is now positively stated that M. AGUADO has refused to fulfil his con tract with the Spanish Government —consequently the new Loan Bill is so much waste paper. COXSTANTINOPLE, MARCH 14.---The Leipzic Gaulle says, that " Baron Roussin has received from M. Cockelet, French Vice-Consul at Cairo, news respecting the negociations be tween him and Mehemet Ali. The Viceroy is said to have given an assurance of his devotedness to the Porte, and to have made the fairest promises for the future ; but as they are refuted by his conduct hitherto, the Porte is urgent with the English and French Legations, in order to obtain by their intervention a reduction of the Egyptian army, engaging on its side to reduce its army of Mount Taurus by 10,000 men. The French Consul is to require from the Viceroy a categorical answer to this demand of the Porte, which is sup. ported by the above two Powers.—Constitutionnel. FRENCH FUNDS.—Partts, Aram 10. LAST PRICES. Five per Cents. 108 f. 817 c. Three per Cents., 95c. - Bank Actions, 2,670 f. Romans ' 103. Bel g ian Loan, 1023 i. Bel g ian Bank, 1,445 f. Haytlan Loan, 47.51'. Spanish Actives, 2134. Spanish Passixes, 4N • EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, 25E 55c. ; money, 25f. 53c Three months, paper, 251. 40c. ; money, 25E 40e. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Viaxxs, Aram 7. 10 t, Five per Cents. Metalliques Four per Cents. Three per Cents. ..... ..... -....-.. ........... 6_2% —Allgemeine Zeitung,:April 12. 145434 CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DA This being the first day of Easter Term, the LORD CHANCELLOR en tertained the Judges, Masters in Chancery, Queen's Counsel, ere., to breakfast at his house in Bruton.street. After which he proceeded in State, accompanied by the Judges, to open their respective Courts at Westminster. His Lordship took his seat at half-past one o'clock, ac. companied by the Vice-Chancellor and Masters Farrer and Lynch. PORTMAN V. MILLS. _. —.—. The arguments in this part-heard motion wereresumed and concluded. His Loansair dismissed the motion, with costs. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) DEAL, MARCH U.-Wind, N. N. W.—Arrived and remain, the Fortitude, Fowle, from Barbadoes; Wilton Castle, Car ney, and Ellen, Brown, from Jamaica; Jus•itia, Clark, from Newport ; Cuxhaven, Wendt, from New York ; Lady Ca therine, Barham, from Jamaica. Came down from the River —the Mary, Donaldson, for Hobart Town ; Charles, Hutch ings, for Nowfoundland ; Unity, Pearce, for Lyme. Sailed —the Stratheden, for Madras; and Arachne, for Sydney. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 17. Wind, N. W., blows hard, very squally.—Arrived the Ciro Gaspero, Vidovick, Havannah. Sailed—her Majesty's ships Silly, Modeste, and Pantaloon, on a cruise. VICE - CH.dNCERY.—(THIS DAY.) His Honour, the VICE-CRANCIILLOR, did not take his seat in the Court at Westminster, till nearly two o'clock. PLYMOUTH, APRIL I6.—Wind N. W. FALMOUTH, APRIL 16.—Wind N. W. to N. N. W., strong gales, with violent gales with violent squalls.--Arrived the Antigua Planter, Toms, from Licata ; Cyprus, Walker, from Gergenti. Sailed the Braganza (steamer), M'Leod, from Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 17.—Wind N. N. W., blowing hard. DOVER, APRIL 17.—Arrived off port, the Mores, Pearson, from Matanzas; Caledonian, from New York; Copernicus, Hoeslorp, from Philadelphia. BRISTOL, APRIL 17.—Arrived the Vintage, Williams, from Oporto. MILFORD, APRIL 17.—Arrived the Ellen, Payne, Leghorn. Dorms, APRIL I6.—Arrived the Tris, Brown, from Lis. bon ; Shannon (steamer), from London. CORK, APRIL 15.—Arrived the Mary, Fell, from Laguna; Nestor, Hodgson, from Licata. HULL, APRIL 17.—Arrived the Sea Horse (steamer), from Rotterdam; Transit (steamer), from Hamburg. SOUTHPORT, APRIL 15.—Th e R o i, Hamedon, from Liver pool to Nantes, on shore near this place, is full of water ; crew and passengers saved ; and it is expected the cargo will be in a damaged state. NEWPORT, APRIL 17.—A vessel, polacca rigged forward, and schooner aft, on her beams, supposed to have capsized in a squall, was passed yesterday off Leith, by the John and Re becca, from Fowey. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 17.—A ship is on shore on West Hoyle, dismasted, and the sea making a complete breach over her. The crew are on the wreck, but the life-boat is unable to reach them. The Alcyone, Muir, for Quebec, has returned into Dock with loss of anchors and cables, and windlass broken, having been run foul of in the river. The Scotia, Cathay, from this port to Demerara, sunk on the 15th inst. at the eatrance of Beaumaris Bay ; crew sated. MONEY and COMMERCIAL MARKET CITY (THIS DAVI, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The French mail of this morning has brought over some elaborate details of the financial affairs of that country, the revenue accounts having just been completed for the first quarter of the present year. The indirect taxes show an in crease in the quarter just concluded, as compared with the same period of 1836, of 2,144,000 francs ; and of 3,971,000 francs on the same quarter of 1837. The greatest increase had occurred in March last, having amounted in that month, as compared with the same time in the two previous years, to about four millions and a half of francs. The commercial statement completed by the Customs department of France, and exhibiting the mercantile operations of that kingdom with its own colonies and all foreign powers during the last ten years, shows a considerable augmentation on the whole of the transactions. The trade carried on by sea forms rather more than two-thirds of the whole, being, as compared with that carried on by land, in the ratio of 23 to 10. A some what curious item in these commercial tables is the vast in crease of foreign tonnage in the ports of France, as compared with the number of French vessels employed in the importa tion and erportation of goods to that country. The increase in the whole pei iod (ten years), is about 30 per cent. in the tonnage of French, and 60 per cent. in that of foreign vessels. THE FUNDS. We are again this morning without any arrivals of conse quence. The great dearth of information which prevails causes great inactivity both in the British and Foreign Mar kets, which have opened at the same quotations of the prices as they closed at yesterday. Consols for the Account, 93} ; Money, 94 ; Exchequer Bills, 67 to 69 ; India Bonds, 74 ; Bank Stock, 205} 206 ; India Stock, 209 i. In. the Foreign Market nothing worth noticing doing as yet; Spanish Active as they closed, 201 to ; Portuguese, 314 to 324 ; Three per Cents., 2qt022 ' • Brazilian, 76 to ; Mexican, 274 I; Colombian, 274 ; Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents., 53i 54. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 206 5 India Stock 3 p e r Cent. Red. SeNT4% Ditto Bonds 3 per Cent. Cons... 73%%34 South Sea Stock N per Cent. ..... ......... Old Annnit i e s ..... ..... 91% Ditto Red. lOO V 4 New Ditto New 3% per Cent 1U1%14% 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751... -- New s_per - Exch. Bills, £l,OOO, 67 69 FORD V. CLVFF. Mr. KN►GfT BRUCE, moved in this case, on behalf of the plaintiff, Mrs. Ford, that she should be at liberty to carry on the suit which had been filed through her next friend, a gentleman of the name of Garner, residing at Yoxhall, in Staffordshire, instead of a'person named Ragg The af fidavits against the motion asserted that the plaintiff was of weak intel lect and unable, though of age, properly to select a next friend to carry on the suit. The motion was proceeding when we left. Ditto 500 67 69 pm. Ditto Small 1 . Ditto Commercial ...•,„., pm. Ditto Advertised — Pm. Bank Stock for Acc0unt........ ; India Stock for Account mg ICongols for Acconnt THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Peruvian Bonds .......„. Ditto Account ....... ........ Portuguese Bonds — \ Ditto Account Ditto New Bonds Ditto Account Ditto, 3 per cent 22 114 2114% Prussian Bonds — Ditto Account .......... ..... .. Rusaian Bonds, 1822 Columbian 80nd5........ ...... ... Ditto Account — Ditto Account ..... Ditto Metallic Columbian Bonds, 1824. — Spanish Bonds... ........... Ditto Account ........ ......... 274 Ditto Account — °shish Bonds ....„ Ditto Account ....... Greek Bonds .............. ......... French, 5 per cent ........ —f. —.c. Ditto Bonds, 1825 — ----- 4 per cent. f. — c. Ditto Account ...... ..... Mexican 80n.48, 5 per cent — ---. Exchange f. — c. Ditto Account Ditto, 6 per cent NDitto Account...". ........... Ditto, 5 per eent. 9914 100% eapolitan... ........... ............ Ditto Account .... ......... - PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Paid. Per Share. Rea 1 del Monte Mining Co., Registered 63/. 10s. 6d. Ditto Unregistered 144 Eastern Counties Railway 5 5 jercat Western Railway Company:. 65 96% 5% 6% Brighton and Selby Railway Company l5 12 Srigbton Railway Company ;London 1014%;London and Blackvrall Railway lavimchester and Birmingham Rai1way........ Asphalte, Claridge's Patent 2 Do. London Bit umen I 14 . COURSE OF EXCHANGE YESTERDA Y. Amsterdam C.F. 12 6 Gibraltar 46 Ditto, at sight tterdam r) U. 12 6 Genoa 26 15 Antwerp... amburg. Altona... anis, 3 days' sigh. Ditto Marseilles tl2 6 Milan M.B. 13 13% Venice 13 ]3l Naples 25 '7O Palermo 3 Ms. 26 0 Lisbon 26 10 Oporto 3l 46 38% per oz. 115 54 53% Bourdeaux Bahia 25 Petendungh, ruble 3 Us. 10 Buenos Ayres — Berlin Vienna, cilective II 2M.10 14 Philadelphia 46 Trieste ..... .ditto lO 16 PRICE OF BULLION, PER OZ Madrid 3514 Portugal Gold, coin £0 0 0 Cadiz 3.539 Foreign Gold, in bars 317 9 Thibo a •... 85 New Doubloons SBarcelona eville 35 Silver. bars, standard 0 4 11% I The f o ll ow i ng i s an extract of HALF-PAST OE. a letter from Berlin, N dated 6th March, in the French papers:—" The Czar is still un well, and the courtiers are now turning in favour of the Cza rowitch. You know that in Russia, when the Court favour is made to the inheritor of the throne, it does not augur favourably for the reigning Prince. The Empress and the Imperial Family wish that the Czar would proceed to Ger many, but he is in fear that troubles and a revolt will take place during his absence. Although our journals announce every day his journey, you can be assured that to the present time nothing has been decided upon." During the whole of the morning both the British and Foreign funds have been in a state of stagnation. Consols may be quoted at 931 for Account, and 93i Money. Ex chequer Bills, 67 69. India Bonds improved, 74 76. Bank Stock, 2051. In India Stock nothing doing. Very little doing in the Foreign Market ; Spanish Active, 201 with Coupons; Portuguese, 311 32i- ; Three per Cents., 21i 22 ; Brazilian, 76i ; Mexican, 27i i ; Colombian, 271 i; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 53i 54 heavy ; Five per Cents., 100 par. In the Share Market also little business, prices a shade lower; Asphslte, 12 prem. ; British Iron, 85 dis. ; Brighton, 2i- prem. The Bastenne and Guajac Shares have been issued to-day, and sold at l i prem. Consols for Aceount, 94 -.-•••......•.. ..... Bank I :ongAnnuitiestoexpire Jan. 5, 1t160... Oct. 10, tRS9 14 13-16 Jan. 5, 1360 ISW Jan. 5, lt4Bo — April 5, 16,.0 Jan • 5, 157 0..."....... 0000000 --1 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS ' Austrian Bonds Belgian Bonds Ditto Account • -- 1 Brazilian Bends 76 Ditto Account — Buenos Ayres Bonds — Ditto Account ..-..... ...... i. hillis.t, Bonds ....... ......... THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Letters have reached town to-day from Edinburgh, which state that the Lord Advocate, John A. Murray, Esq., has lost his only son by death. G. Ledger, Esq., has been appointed to the Regis trar and Auditorship of Dover Harbour, at a salary of 41. per annum.—Dover Chronicle. A writer's clerk, lodging in George -street, was found dead in his room on Monday morning. He was in his usual health on Sunday about 12 o'clock noon, when his landlady thought he had gone to bed, as was a practice he had, from being affected with low spirits, occasioned by bis father dying recently, and as, it is said, leaving his property to a nephew. _Scots Times. MATRIMONY.—We (the Western Times) refer our dear young readers to the attractive advertisement of M. N. 0., who wants a wife. Who M. N. 0. happens to be, we know not —some say it is M. N. P. Montague New combe Parker, who, ti re d o f hi s seat, wishes to exchange the fatigues of the House for the solid enjoyments of domestic life. If so, we can safely recommend the young gentleman, and are satisfied that the public will lose nothing by the exchange. Taciturn and retiring manners may render such an introduc tion necessary, but the advertising swains who have fallen under our observation, have been generally unfortunate. Cor der and Greenacre were the two last who cane before the public as recorded wife advertisers, and each died by the gallows 1 The advertisement appears under the Hunting Ap pointments. TRANSATLANTIC STEANI NAVIGATION.—This object, we understand, is likely to be accomplished, so as to connect the port of Liverpool and New York by a direct in tercourse, and thus to be, at least, on a par with Bristol and London. The City of Dublin Steam-packet Company are about renewing their project for this purpose, and which had been organized last year, IPut suspended for the time, with the v i ew of obtaining more information and experience. The public will feel confidence, if the establishing of steam-vessels to America be undertaken by a Company possessing more practical information on the subject than any other Company in existence. PLLS'COURT.-(THIS DA The Master of the Rolls entered his CAurt at Westminster this morning about half-past one o'clock, and it being the first day of Term the Court took motions. EARL (F WINCRILSEA V. GARRETTT. The petitions which have been presented in this case prayed that the personal estate of Lady Mary Ker, might be decreed to belong to the heirs-at-law in resp:ct of the debts paid in Scotland, and there was then some difficulty about the amount of the assets ; but the parties had since agreed upon a sum of 20,0001., which they would accept as the assets Lady Mary Ker, and the representatives were willing an order should be made for that preoise sum. QUEEN'S BENCH-(THIS DAY.) CRIMINAL i , troamiTios.—lnts QUERN 0. LAWSON'. Mr. THESSIGRR applied to the Court for a rule calling en the defendant, who was Printer of the Times newspaper to chew cause why a criminal information should not be granted against him for a libel on Sir John Conroy, Private Secretary to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. The libel in substance charged Sir John with misappropriating the funds of her Royal:Highness to his own private purposes —a charge which as a man of honour and a gentleman, his client felt bound to appeal to that Court for redress against. The affidavit of Sir John fatly contradicted every allegation contained in the libel; and the Learned Gentleman stated that this proceeding Was instituted with the full consent and concurrence of her Royal Highness. The late hour at which the application was made, precludes our en tering more fully into details. The COURT granted a rule to show cause. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) This being the first day of Term, the Lord Chief Justice Tindal, Mr. Justice Parke, Mr. Justice Bosanquet, and:Mr. Justice C o l tman, came into Court at half-past one o'clock. BRIBERY AT BRIDGEWATER ELECTION.--WRBB V. BNITTR. This action was tried at the last assizes at Taunt on, and a verdict was given for the plaintiff, finding the defendant (B roadwood's agent) guilty in the penalty of 500 1 . for having committed b r ib ery at the late election for Bridgewater, by giving 2 01, to one I saac Jones to n in o d w uc s e itt h ii i i m g m to em v b o e te r. for Broadwood, the T ory candidate, and Leave was given at the tri a l to move fora non suit, h o e n id. the ground of informality in the precept, by which the election was Mr. t Sergeant no s l , to ent er a non cul, o rgant a n aut hority of the movedl t rule at th w precept should have been fully and legally prov e d , before proof targued fora h Nei could be taken of the election itself, or of the b r ib ery committed r: trial.his day e thereat. But the proof offered at the trial as to the authen. ticity of the document produced as an e rmined Copy o f the precept was insufficient, inasmuch as the precept itself ought to have been produced, because the Crown Office was not the proper place for it, but the Sheriff ought to have retained it in his pos session, that it might be forthcoming, if necessary. The Cover desired the argument on this point to stand over until the writ itself should be produced ; and Mr. Sergeant Bompas pro ceeded to urge his application on two other grounds—the admission of evidence, and misdirection. Lord Burghersh returned to town yesterday, from a visit to the Duke of Wellington, at Strathfieldsaye. HIS DAY. ) THE MARKETS.- ‘,T CORN EXCHANGE. There are small arrivals of all kinds of grain reported this week. Wheat remains firm at the prices of Monday. Barley, Beans, and Peas, also maintain there value. There is riot much doing in the Oat trade to-day, but Monday's prices are supported zft the weather conti. nues cold. The Flour trade remains dull at the rates last quoted. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Flour. E.ignsh Irish . - Foreign - - o NENVGATE AND LEADENHALL. Butchers Meat in large/upply ; trade very dull and prices declining. Beef 2s. 4d. to 3s. 4d.; Mutton 2s. 4d. to 35. 4d. ; Veal 3s. Sd. to 45. Bd.; Pork 3s. Bd. to 15. 6d. ; Irish 3s. 4d. to 3s. 6d. A great deal remained unsold. Poultry in small supply and trade dull ; prices same as last Saturda3 Eggs plentiful and prices unaltered, being 4s. 6d. to vs. 6d. per 120 Plover's Eggs Is. 6d. to 3s. 6,1. per doz. CITY FISH MARKET. To-day there was again a good supply of all descriptions, and a lively trade. Prices low, except for Turbot. Sales, ed. to 3s. per pair; Cod, Is. to 3s. and 4s. each ; Lobsters cheaper, Is. 6d. to 45.; for good Turbot, As. to 205.; Mackarel, 4d. to Sd. and 10d. each; Salmon, Is. ed to 2s. per lb. TEA SALE THIS DAY. About 103,000 packages of Tea have now passed the sale. Prices remain without variation. The attendance is not so strong, and the sale continues heavy. There is no knowing how much longer the sale will last, since there is no knowing how much may be withdrawn. PUBLIC SALE OF INDIGO (THIS DAY.) To-day the regular quarterly sale of Indigo commenced at the Com mercial Sale Rooms, Mincing-lane, at twelve o'clock. The amount ad. vertised is 6,436 chests, almost all East India. A considerable quantity was withdrawn at the beginning of the sale, and when we left but very little had been sold. Former prices appeared to rule, but it is too early yet to give exact quotations. There was a considerable attendance of the trade present. COLONIAL MARKETS. The markets opened to.day for the first time since Thursday last. Although there has been a cessation' in business, no eagerness was shown to resume operations to any extent. Littleness characterises the market in every respect just now ; and prices are uncertain. The B. P. Sugar Market had not opened when we went to press, owing to parties waiting for the public sales being over before they com menced operations. It was expected to go much at previous prices. No Coffee at public sale today. The quotation privately for good ordinary Ceylon is 80s., and the demand steady. To.day we had a public sale of 2,698 bags of Mauritius Sugar, There was a steady demand for the commodity ; and prices when we left ruled much as before. Rice, 500 bags East India were put up and sold, apparently at much about previous rates. Rum is dull, and proof Leewards may be had at 2s. 10d. There is a little more inquiry for Cotton. Nothing doing in Spices worth naming. The imports of all kinds of produce are lighter. The chief Sales for to-morrow are 5,850 bags of Mauritius Sugar; 2,148 bags of Bengal; 1,000 boxes white Savannah ; 2,000 bags of saltpetre, and some Drugs. THE MOP MARKET—IVEDasnar. There is no alteration to report in the Hop Market during the last week. Prices remain firm and steady for every description, at the fol. lowing currency :—New Sussex Pockets, 725. to 86s. ; Kent ditto, 78s. to 945.; East and Middling Kent ditto, 100 s. to 140 s. Yearlings vary from 40s. to 611. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. Wheat. Barley. I Oats. I Beans. I Pease. Per Quarter. s. to 3. I s.to s. 8. to s. s. to s. s. s. Boston Gainsborough — 53 28 20 42 Grantham Grimsby Horncastle 42 60 32 37 ,20 24 36 42 Lincoln 46 58 21 32 14 25 40 44 Spalding fitansford 4B 56 28 33 21 25 36 44 York 5O 56 26 34 24 26 32 44 LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, Aran. 17. The arrivals of Wheat and other Grain are to a moderate extent, since Thursday last. Flour and Oatmeal are in liberal supply. Our Market this morning was thinly attended by millers from the interior, which caused a poor enquiry for Oats, which were offering at a trifle lower. Oatmeal, however, was in tolerable request, as also were the coarser descrittions of Flour, but superfine qualities were in poor de mand, and the turn cheaper. Few transactions were effected in Wheat, but holders remaining firm, no decline was submitted to. In any other article no change has occurred. IRISH MAR: DUBLIN MARKET NOTE for the ,LETS. WEEK ENDING APRIL 12. From To Average. 318 Wheat, per barrel 20 atone 36 6 37 6 37 0 e Bere l6 atone 0 0 0 16 Barley 1,3 8 Oats l4 stone ll 0 12 3 11 3 8,719 Flour, per cwt.... 8 stone 9 6 22 0 0 323 Oatmeal 8 stone l2 0 15 0 12 1 Sold to Bakers only. 7,377 Cwt. Flour l7 0 22 0 Average price of Wheat and Flour 50.. Od. per sa Receipts of Flour, 12,369 1 Firsts from 19s. od. t Sales of Do. 3 , 719 Seconds from 17a. OJ. t Thirds IS 43( 'k. •22e. 01. 20e. 01 12s. At TAICZ OF BREAD. Quartern Loaf ......Ni. I Half Quartern 4 CORK MARKETS.—ApriI 14. Wheel (per 294)...254 od. to33s. Od.l Oats (per 14st.) 81.64. to 12s. Od. Barley (per 16st.) ...12 i 14 0 Flour (per cwt,) 7 0 20 e Oatmeal (per cwt.) los. Od. to 16s. Od. Reef, 4d. to ed. • Mutton, 4d. to &I. ,• Veal, 4d. to 6d. ; Pork, 4d. to 41d. ; Fresh Butter, 19d. to I Id. per lb. PRICE OP BUTTER. To the Merchants. First Quality Second B9 Third - To the County , 82s. Fourth 56 Fifth 46 • Sixth CLONMELL MA RKETS.—ApriI 14. Per Cwt. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. New Butter 9O otoB4 0 I Hideo (raw) —oto S 4 $ Oatmeal 12 6 13 6 Bacon Pigs 33 0 St 0 Rendered Lard 0 44 0 Heads 2S 0 0 Per Bag. Flour, Second 34 0 Flour, Thirds Household..._ 0 32 0 Fourths 11, Per Barrel. Rapeseci tO 0 0 Barley 12 I here 8 4 10 0 Coale Per Stone. Wheat. Ol4 016 1 Tallow (rough) 4 Oats 0 7 08 1 Potatoes 0 • 124 0 U - 0 A 13 6 0 36 0 4 6 3 0 3 KILKENNY Wheat (per barrel) 265. 3d. to 31s. Od. Barley 9 6 12 0 Oate il 6 0 6 Flour (per bag).— 15 0 21 0 Butter (per cwt.) B4 0 910 Bacon Pigs 33 0 34 0 Coals 1 1 1 2 .• MARKETS. Beef (per lb. .., Os. 2d. to Os. 5,1, Mutton 0 3 05f Pork Veal 0 6 0 1 Fresh Butter 0 0 1 I Salt Ditto Potatoes (per st.) 0 2 0 3 SCOTCH MARKETS. HADDINGTON CORN MARKET.—ApriI 13. I Wheat. Barley. Oat s . P ease . B eans. 66s Od42s Od 365 04 I 4ts Od 44a Od 61s Od 31s Od 25a Od 39s Od 37s Od 57s Od 25s Od 19 s 6d 34s 6d 34s Od Average DALKEITH CORN MARKET.—ApriI 12. I I Wheat. Barley. 1 Oats. Pease. 666 Od 35s Oct 286 Od 445 - 6 d 59s Od 30s Od 25. 6d 33, - w 53s 6cl 26. Od 18s Od 30s Od HAMBURG MARKETS. First Second Third First Second Third . Beans. 45: 6d Ms Col 32. Od GR. Wheat, Marks 291 to 330 - Mecklenburg 9Bl to 330 - Magdeburg 295 to 327 Eider 240 to 282 Anhalt, white 3OO to 330 red Oats, Upland to - -- Mecklenburg 123 to 134 -- Elder Holstein lO6 to 129 -- Petersburgh & Itlga to Malt,,Porneranian 129 to 140 Buck Wheat to Pease, Upland, yellow IS3 to 210 Beans 15(1 to !80 Tares 105 to 231 Rapeseed 432 to illi Ditto Cakes Linseed ditto 62 to 57 'ON. Holstein Rye, Mecklenburg 213 to 225 Holstein Archangel — Barley, Mecklenburgh !65 Magdeburgh -- Lower Elbe — to to 171 to 180 to COT to 8 83, 9 7% 8 6 '74 COF. Mocha 6%to Batavia Sumatra Rio 4 5% Bahia SUGAR.— (Wit Havannah, White Brown ts Rio, White ll% Brown :t 8 Carolina and Tenneisee Georgia, Ist eort 2d Maranham Madras 3d and 4th .., 7Nto 5% 6 Surati 4 Domingo 6% 7) Domingo La Guavra 4N 4 5% Porto Rico 5. 7 Havannah l% •} 2 t 8% Discount.) Bahia, White........... 7% to 6% Brown 4% 5U Pernambuco, White 6 7'4, Brown 1 4% THE WEA.THER.—Passengers who arrived in town yesterday morning by the northern coaches describe the last two nights to have been equally if not more severe than any during the late hard frost, the wind, accompanied by hail and sleet, being extremely piercing. The snow storms, which ap pear to hare been partial, have, in some places, formed an ac cumulation to the depth of six inches. EFFECTS OF THE WINTER.—The different Agricul tural Reports give deplorable accounts of the destruction of shrubs and evergreens by the frosts ; even the ivy has been affected by them. In one part in the county of Berks there is only one garden that contains any brocoli alive, and what is remarkable, it is situated on the top of one of the most ex posed chalk-hills in the county. The occurrence is accounted for by the fact, that at some periods the f ros t s aro more severe in the rallies th a n on th e mountains. One of the most interesting developements of the ingenuity of the present day, in connection with religious be nevolence, is the successful attempt to enable persons utterly blind to read the Holy Scriptures, or other books, by means of the application of their fingers to a kind of embossed prin ting, which leaves on the paper raised dotted letters. The Paper of Monthly Extracts from the correspondence of the Bible Society, gives as a striking illustration, the result of a recent experiment, in a letter from the Rev. Dr. Paterson, at Edinburgh. COPYRIGHT BILL.—A meeting of the letter-press printers of Edinburgh ff as held on Wednesday night in Ste venson's Hall, when resolutions were unanimously agreed to, condemnatory of the principles of this Bill, and a petition to the House of Commons was approved of, founded on these re solutions, which it is intended shall, without loss of time, be forwarded to Sir John Campbell for presentation. We can not help expressing unfeigned surprise at the outcry which has been raised, chiefly by the dealers in literary property, against the proposed Bill of Serjeant Talfourd for its regulation, for surely there cannot be a more necessary, just, or rational mea sure. Its object is to secure to authors the sole right of pro fiting by their own labours, to which, by every principle of justice, they are entitled. We know no ground on which a distinction can be made between literary and any other de scription of property ; and we never could understand why the law which secures to a landlord the sole possession of his estate, and to the labourer the fruits of his labour, should take from literary men the produce of their labour, and confiscate it for the benefit of the community.—Edinburgh Courant. The invalids of Bath have petitioned the medical practitioners of that city for such a reform in the rapids and falls of the pavement as shall save their bones from the rack to which they, petitioners, are daily subjected by the friction of their Bath chairs. The torture of the wheel at Bath is (so they state) excruciating. The regiment of King's Cheshire Yeomanry Ca valry will assemble at Liverpool, for six days' duty, on the 26th of May, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Wilbra ham Egerton. The different detachments will march on Fri day, the 25th, to Warrington, Latchford, Wilderspool, and Sankey.—Liverpool Albion. WINDSOR-TUESDAY. The Duke of Argyll, Viscount Melbourne, Lord and Lady J o hn Russell, and Viscount Palmerston, arrived at the east li yesterday evenii:g in time to join the Royal dinner party. The Earl of Surrey left yesterday for Norfolk House, St. James's-square. Lady Portman, Viscount and Viscountess Falkland, and Mr. Rich, took their departure this morning for town. The place of the latter is filled by the Hon. C. Murray, who arrived to day. The Queen, owing to the late cold and stormy weather, has not left the Castle since Sunday. The military bands play every evening during dinner, and after dinner the Queen's chamber musicians perform regularly in the music room. COURT CIRCULAR. The Princess Augusta visited her Majesty the Quee n Dowager yesterday at Marlborough House. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge honoured the per formance of Lucia di Lammermoor last evening, at her Ma jesty's Theatre, with their presence. The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Princess Augu sta yesterday. The Marquis of Lansdowne left town yesterday afternoon, for his residence at Richmond. MR. STRAUSS'S CONCERT. We had occasion to notice some time ago the unsuccessful attempts of M. Pilati to establish in the metropolis what were termed " Promenade Concerts," in the style of those given by Musard at Paris, and stated to be so popular in that c2IY: Principally owing to the severity of the weather at the period, the concerts of Pilati failed in attracting company in sufficien t numbers to remunerate the parties concerned, and the under - . taking was abandoned. Another speculation, however, on _5 somewhat similar model, inasmuch as the performance is whol l y instrumental, has just been set on foot. Mr. Strauss, from Vienna, where it is understood he has acquired very consider able celebrity as a Waltz composer, has just arrived in London , accompanied by an orchestra consisting of between twenty and thirty musicians, and gave his opening con cert last nigh t at the Hanover-square Rooms. The evening turned out very wet ; and either in consequence of that, or from the announce' ment of the arrival of Mr. Strauss and his brother artists not having obtained sufficient publicity, the rooms were but indir fcrently attended. Those who were present, however, expe rienced a great treat, and one, in many respects, of sn entirely novel character in this country. In the arangement of the Waltz music introduced , there was a vast deal of trickery and contrivance, but, as s whole, it was executed in a very superior manner. The.nr chestra went together with remarkable force and precision s and compositions of the most complicated description vre,r s played through without th e p oss ibility of dis co v e ring . I ' l slightest deviation from corre c t n e ss i n the taking up the , ay rico points. There was, however, a great want of delicacy of e l; pression both in the solo and concerted parts ; not a sing instrumental performer could be mention e d as superior, o r even equal, to those who ar e t o b e f oun d amongs t our O . ! native players. The wi n d i ns t rumen t s were loud, and In: band altogether had a coarse and noisy effect. Although the compositions wore played with more appearance of study' and certainly with more point and accuracy, than by the I .e chestra collected t oge th er by Pil at i, yet t h e e ff or ts of 11 ! latter were more grateful to the car, from their superioriLY, I . ll t fullness of tone, and richness of combination. The r, 1( „7, Part of the concert commenced with Auber's Oeffl u ' r. t du Sernient. It was very finely played, and the en% of the wind instruments, loudly as they were played, v " - „, in this instance splendid, from the boldness and freed° l ; of style of their execution. The next piece s a T ; ‘‘ Le Philomolen Valse," composed by Strauss himself, ingenious 3.- composition, but not so striking as some other piec es i An Introduction and Variations for the Flute, composed t in , played by R o b er t F r i sc h . T h i s gentleman has o b ta i n ed almost miraculous command over the instrument ; but the qua lity of tone with which he plays is too metallic, if the exPf e , 6 ; mon may be allo we d, an d very i n f er i or to t h at o f the ai r ` Charles Nichols on an d ot h ers i n our remem b rance . ". ' 1 "„ is 6 Bouquet" conclud e d th e fi rst part o f t h e concert. This piece a compilation o f M r . S trauss hi mse lf . I t opened the commencement of Beethoven's overt u r e t o Fidelio, and intr o s . duced various f avour it e melodies, treated by the comPlle r '. composer, in a very striking manner. Amongst other fancit..!, in one movem en t, w hil e th e w i n d b an d kept up the accomP ts niment, thy gentle men w h o pl aye d t h e str i nge d instrane. s rose up, and each h av i ng a sma ll b e ll i n one h an d an d a stick ic in the other, th e me l o d y was k ept up amongst t h em , each, -e will be observed, h av i ng f or hi s s h are b ut one no t e , In manner of the Russian horn music. The effect was pret t y d enough. The " G a b r i e ll e W a l tz " w i t h w hi c h the sec ond part commen c ed was encore d . I n t h e conc l u di ng composition, a Pot Pourri by St rauss , a b ass w i n d instrument was intro duced which we never heard before. It was of large da !nensions, and, from its appearance, should think the intonatl s is produced by m eans o f va l ves. I t was excee di ng ly powerful' and in the m o d e i n w hi c h i t was int ro d uce d i n t hi s porti th i s composition had a fine effect. The only other piece of the part it is incumbent on us to mention was a Rondo for eat oboe, played by M. B am b erg . I t was execute d with gr on spirit, and. evinced very consid e rable t a lent and industry the part of the gentleman mentioned. The quality of to ne, however, is not what we have b ee n use d t o in this country, and on comparison with that of M. Barret, might b e pro nounced very coarse and unfinished. The concert began at half-past eight, and terminated before eleven. The Marchioneis of Clanlicarde issued cards yes terday for a grand vocal and instrumental concert on the 30th inst., at her mansion in St. James's-square. The Earl and Countess of Harewood are entertain ng a large party at Harewood House. Lord and Lady Wharn cliffe, Lord Maidstone, Sir Francis Burdett, Sir George Sin clair, &c., are of the number. The Prussian Minister's (Baron Bulow) first diplo matic dinner in Berkeley -street, Portman-square, on MondaY was given to Prince E s t er h az y, Dedel, the Dutch Mini ster Count Mendel s l o h, M. H umme l auer , B aron V on Gersdorff Baron Werther, Sir G. Shee, &c. The Duke of Wellington's party at Strathfieldsay e during the holydays, consists of the Marquis and Marchione r : of Salisbury, Vi scount an d Vi scountess S t. Vi ncent , and the Hon. Miss Jervi s (di s ti ngu i s h e d f or h er em i nent mus ical iat tainments) Lord and L a dy R o b er t G rosvenor , L or d and LW Fitzroy Somerset, and Lord Charles Wellesley. His Excellency Count Pozzo di Borgo is laid UP at Ashburnham House, from the effects of a singular accid ent ' The Count was payi ng a v i s i t to L or d Holland, at Kens in g . ton, when, through the gaucherie of the Noble Lord's donlesi. tics, they wheeled L or d H o ll an d' s easy c h a i r over t h e foot ° the Ambassador. The Marquis and Marchioness of Queensberry, Lady Gcorgiana Douglas, and Viscount Drumlanrig' ba te arrived at the Sackville Hotel, Sackville-street, for the season; The Earl and Countess of Lisburne are expecteu at hlivart's Hotel, from their scat, Crosswood Park, Cardiga ri. shire, for the season. Lord Leveson has left Devonshire House for the British Embassy at Paris, on a visit to the Earl and Count ess of Granville. Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, accompanied by several branches of his family, has left town for Crawl e y s Park Hotel, Norwood. Lord Stanley has fitted up his new mansion in St- James's-square, lately tenanted by the Windham Club, in superb style. His Lordship has taken the lease of the edi fice for 21 ysars. LEAMINGTON SPA, APRIL 16.--The followi n g persons of distinction are among our recent arrivals :--T he Dowager Duch ess o f R ox b urgh, Earl of Courtown, L o ra William Graham, Viscount and Viscountess Howick, Earl 01 mm L a i i i c hi ol cee, n ir, Lord r Lady n J. a se d ho La Cockburn, i efi d e y ld, Br a M. bo n L sp a i. z r,vD , saevoiadudnytaensds Acheson,ElizabethLady To La d y ll Hunte r Blair, Bishop of Nova Scotia ' Mr. and L a dy Emily Fnieel;,! Hon. W. Stur ge , Si r Joseph Copley, Lady Hamilton, P '' John Cockburn, Lady Inglis, Colonel Gooche, Colonel Wol laston, Sir Thomas Strange, Captain Courtenay Boyle, Col. O'Reilly, &c. HER MAJESTY'ii THEATRE.-Puritani has been postponed, in consequen ce o f th e d eat h o f L a bl ac h e ' s eldest daughter. Maddlle. F. Ellsler, the celebrated danseuse, is n ot expected to arrive from Paris until after the benefit of Madame Cinti Damourcau at the Academic Royale on Thursday next, when the ballet of the Carnival de Venire will be revived for the occasion. Madatne Vestris has g i ven u p t h e l ate res idence 0 1 the Hon. G. C. Nort on , a t S tore y's-gate, which she engag ed for one year, furnished, and removed to Notting-hill, Ka y , sington. Sh e w ill rema i n at t h e Olympic until the 29th IWO': and, after pe r f o rming a f ew n i g h ts w i t h M r. Charles M a thew in some o f th e f avour it e Ol ymp i c p i eces at the Haym arket , proceed to Liverpool on her way to New York. Our Auction columns to-night seem to indicate that the season for investment is beginning in spite of frost and snow. The following return of the outrages reported to th e constabulary in Ireland during the mont h o f March, "d: comparison of them with the outra ges comm i tte d during u corresponding period of the last year, will, we trust, awa ke Englishmen to the sad condition which that country, quil under Tory governors, must b e reduced i f Lor d Mulgrave be not at once recalled : so tran- OUTRAGES REPORTED TO CONSTABULRT. March, 1837 645 March, 1838: 463 .Now, when it is remembered that, according to Decrease -175 which we gave some days since, the decrease of outrages committed in the months of January and February, 1838, al comp . ared . with the same months in 1837, was 836, the moral deterioration t,f Ireland is at once apparent. E . nmore Castle, which in days of yore was ineon venient.ly large, was purchased by Mr. Broadmead two years ago, with its delightful domain; it has, by means of a clever architect, been re-constructed, and the Castle relieved 0 f much of its unnecessary appendages—indeed, it is so reduced a table in size, that a moderate-sized family may recreate there with out the f ear o f b e i ng over -h ouse d. G eorge R o bi ns proclaims it as the certain abode, at the approaching election, of the M. P. for Bridgewater, or Taunton. A. Cheltenham paper states that, during the past week, a robin, perfectly white, with the exception of the breast, which was beautifully tinged with red, was killed by Mr. W. P. Keene, of Menty, near Cirencester. During the stunner, a white swallow was shot in the same neighbourhood.